| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Kevin Ricketson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Legere (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanford Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Sidney Pritchett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Ricketson | 41-28 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Mark Pieper is denied by Stanford Stephenson | 41-28 |
| 19:30 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:01 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Legere | 43-28 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-28 |
| 18:23 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Smith | 46-28 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks is hacked by Sidney Pritchett - foul #3 on Sidney Pritchett, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Stanford Stephenson picks off the pass by Jordan Rotella | 46-28 |
| 17:33 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 17:31 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 17:03 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett is open but misses the lay-in | 46-28 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks loses the dribble to Stanford Stephenson | 46-28 |
| 16:30 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jordan Rotella | 46-30 |
| 16:04 | Alcorn State | A charge is called on Sidney Pritchett - foul #4 on Sidney Pritchett, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck (PG), James Toro (SF), Eric Hamlet (C) Kevin Ricketson, Michael Smith, Sidney Pritchett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SF) Brian Maddocks | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns is called for traveling | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Thomas Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Legere (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Toro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanford Stephenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Eric Hamlet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Willard Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | William Kindig snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns snags the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton blows the layup | 46-30 |
| 14:30 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:02 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Hamlet | 48-30 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanford Stephenson - foul #1 on Stanford Stephenson, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson (PG), Michael Smith (SF) Robert Legere, Stanford Stephenson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:26 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella lays it in set up by Wesley Fulton | 48-34 |
| 12:57 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Kindig | 48-37 |
| 12:23 | Alcorn State | Jordan Rotella is called for the reach on Kevin Ricketson - foul #2 on Jordan Rotella, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Legere (SG), Stanford Stephenson (PF), Sidney Pritchett (C) Thomas Buck, James Toro, Eric Hamlet | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks (SF) William Kindig | |
| 12:06 | Alcorn State | Wesley Fulton steals the ball from Kevin Ricketson | 48-37 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 11:26 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Kevin Ricketson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Legere (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanford Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Sidney Pritchett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Burns (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella loses the dribble to Robert Legere in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 11:22 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere lays it in | 50-39 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 11:05 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:43 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith is hacked by Brian Maddocks - foul #2 on Brian Maddocks, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck (PG), James Toro (SF) Kevin Ricketson, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Richard Landwehr (SG), Peter Benton (PF), Terry Beveridge (C) Jordan Rotella, Wesley Fulton, Mark Pieper, Willard Burns | |
| 10:22 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:20 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:57 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Beveridge - foul #1 on Terry Beveridge, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson (PG), Eric Hamlet (PF) Robert Legere, Stanford Stephenson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:57 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:57 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Peter Benton can't tip it in | 51-39 |
| 09:43 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Kindig - foul #1 on William Kindig, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG) Brian Maddocks | |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-39 |
| 09:26 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 09:06 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 09:04 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:49 | Alcorn State | James Toro is hacked by William Kindig - foul #2 on William Kindig, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Legere (SG), Stanford Stephenson (PF) Kevin Ricketson, Sidney Pritchett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella (PG), Mark Pieper (PF), Willard Burns (C) Richard Landwehr, Peter Benton, Terry Beveridge | |
| 08:35 | Alcorn State | James Toro travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Smith (SF) James Toro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | William Kindig comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 08:15 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:55 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Pieper - foul #1 on Mark Pieper, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks (SF) William Kindig | |
| 07:55 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:55 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Legere is called for the reach on Brian Maddocks - foul #1 on Robert Legere, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson (PG), Sidney Pritchett (C) Thomas Buck, Eric Hamlet | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Stanford Stephenson steals the ball from Willard Burns | 54-39 |
| 07:21 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 07:19 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett misses the tip | 54-39 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Kevin Ricketson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Legere (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanford Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Sidney Pritchett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Legere picks off the pass by Wesley Fulton | 54-39 |
| 07:10 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith misses the easy layup | 54-39 |
| 07:08 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:49 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 57-39 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Legere picks off the pass by Wesley Fulton | 57-39 |
| 06:32 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson lays it in on a great pass from Robert Legere | 59-39 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-39 |
| 06:24 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 06:02 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jordan Rotella | 59-39 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 05:47 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 59-39 |
| 05:22 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 05:21 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson misses the tip | 59-39 |
| 05:20 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson grabs the offensive board | 59-39 |
| 05:00 | Alcorn State | Michael Smith connects on the 3 from straight away | 62-39 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper is hacked by Kevin Ricketson - foul #1 on Kevin Ricketson, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck (SG), James Toro (SF), Eric Hamlet (PF) Robert Legere, Michael Smith, Stanford Stephenson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Nance (PG), William Kindig (SG), Richard Landwehr (SF), Terry Beveridge (PF), John Winburn (C) Jordan Rotella, Wesley Fulton, Brian Maddocks, Mark Pieper, Willard Burns | |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Ricketson - foul #2 on Kevin Ricketson, team foul #6 | 62-39 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:12 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Billy Nance is blocked by Sidney Pritchett | 62-41 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-41 |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet gets the offensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 03:16 | Alcorn State | James Toro misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Landwehr - foul #1 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #7 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Legere (SG), Stanford Stephenson (PF) Kevin Ricketson, Sidney Pritchett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:16 | Alcorn State | James Toro makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 03:16 | Alcorn State | James Toro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Thomas Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Legere (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Toro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanford Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Eric Hamlet (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Nance (fresh) SG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Landwehr (fresh) PF - Terry Beveridge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Winburn (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge is whistled for a carry | 64-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Benton (SF) Richard Landwehr | |
| 02:56 | Alcorn State | Billy Nance is called for the reach on Thomas Buck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Nance, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| 02:56 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 02:56 | Alcorn State | Thomas Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | William Kindig buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-44 |
| 02:32 | Alcorn State | James Toro clanks a jump hook from the left block | 66-44 |
| 02:30 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet tips it back up and in | 68-44 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Peter Benton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-44 |
| 02:19 | Alcorn State | Eric Hamlet pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 02:01 | Alcorn State | Stanford Stephenson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Buck | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | William Kindig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Sidney Pritchett (C) Thomas Buck, James Toro, Eric Hamlet | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SF) Peter Benton | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Alcorn State | Sidney Pritchett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Sidney Pritchett, team foul #7 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Toro (C) Sidney Pritchett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Terry Beveridge misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:16 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Stanford Stephenson | 71-45 |
| 01:14 | Alcorn State | William Kindig steals the ball from Kevin Ricketson in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Alcorn State | Robert Legere buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Toro | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | William Kindig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-48 |
| 00:30 | Alcorn State | James Toro snags the defensive board | 73-48 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Kevin Ricketson runs out the clock | 73-48 |